Founder Associate Intern
CleraIndustrial Electrification company
San Francisco, United StatesIntern
Operations & StrategyNew
About the role
TL;DR
Hands-on internship with the founding team of an AI recruiting startup.
- •This is a hands-on internship embedded directly within the founding team of a pre-seed AI recruiting startup, working to connect exceptional talent with career-defining opportunities at top VC-backed companies.
- •You'll play a pivotal role in delivering an outstanding candidate experience and driving real outcomes at a critical stage of company growth.
- •The role carries genuine responsibility and is ideal for someone who thrives in high-ownership, fast-moving environments.
- •Key Responsibilities Manage relationships with candidates end-to-end, from initial outreach through placement.
- •Identify and engage exceptional talent seeking roles at high-growth startups.
- •Collaborate directly with founders to match candidates to the right opportunities.
- •Optimize and automate recruiting workflows to improve speed and quality of outcomes.
- •Contribute to process improvements across candidate sourcing, screening, and communication.
- •Requirements At least 3 months of prior internship experience in a fast-paced environment such as consulting, sales, startups, or venture capital.
- •Demonstrated ability to own initiatives end-to-end and deliver results with minimal oversight.
- •Strong written and verbal communication skills, verifiable through professional or project work.
- •Willingness to relocate to San Francisco and participate in a shared living/working (hackerhouse) setup for the duration of the internship.
- •Comfortable committing to a six-day work week during the internship period.
Required skills
PythonJavaScriptTypeScriptGitLinuxJiraNotionSlackAirtableExcelPowerPoint
Nice-to-have skills
Node.jsReact
Domain expertise
aiproductivity
Tech stack
PythonJavaScriptTypeScriptNode.jsReactGitLinuxJiraNotionSlackAirtableExcelPowerPoint